[ Dallas, TX – October 27th,2014]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the inclusion of Morehouse School of Medicine award of nearly$31 million in fiscal year 2014.
These funds are to develop new approaches that engage researchers, including those from backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical sciences, and prepare them to thrive in the NIH-funded workforce. These awards are part of a projected five-year program to support more than 50 awardees and partnering institutions in establishing a national consortium to develop, implement, and evaluate approaches to encourage individuals to start and stay in biomedical research careers. Supported by the NIH Common Fund and all NIH 27 institutes and centers,
12 awards will be issued as part of three initiatives of the Enhancing the Diversity of the NIH-Funded Workforce program.
About Morehouse School of Medicine Founded in 1975, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is among the nation’s leading educators of primary care physicians and was recognized by Annals of Internal Medicine in 2011 as the top institution in the first study of U.S. medical schools for our social mission based on our production of primary care physicians, training of underrepresented minority doctors and placement of doctors practicing in underserved communities.
About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation’s medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes,treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.
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